2022 LigaPro Serie A

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The 2022 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, known as the LigaPro Betcris 2022 for sponsoring purposes,[1] was the 64th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the fourth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season began on 18 February and ended on 13 November 2022.[2]

Season2022
Dates18 February – 13 November 2022
ChampionsAucas (1st title)
RelegatedMacará
9 de Octubre
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LigaPro Serie A
Season2022
Dates18 February – 13 November 2022
ChampionsAucas (1st title)
RelegatedMacará
9 de Octubre
Copa LibertadoresAucas
Barcelona
Universidad Católica
Independiente del Valle (via Copa Sudamericana)
Copa SudamericanaLDU Quito
Emelec
Deportivo Cuenca
Delfín
Matches242
Goals587 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerFrancisco Fydriszewski (15 goals)
Biggest home winAucas 5–0 Ind. del Valle
(23 July)
Biggest away winMacará 0–5 LDU Quito
(22 October)
Highest scoringLDU Quito 4–4 Aucas
(19 March)
Barcelona 5–3 Macará
(10 September)
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Aucas won their first Serie A title in this season, defeating Barcelona in the finals by a 1–0 aggregate score.[3] Independiente del Valle were the defending champions.

Teams

16 teams competed in the season. Manta and Olmedo were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the 2021 Serie B champions Cumbayá and runners-up Gualaceo. Cumbayá clinched promotion to the top flight with three matches in hand after a 2–1 win over Independiente Juniors on 23 September 2021,[4] whilst Gualaceo ensured promotion on 13 October 2021, with a 2–1 victory against Atlético Santo Domingo and a draw for El Nacional against Independiente Juniors.[5] Both promoted teams took part in Serie A for the first time ever.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2022 Serie A clubs.
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Team City Stadium Capacity
9 de Octubre Guayaquil Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera 42,000
Aucas Quito Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda 21,689
Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha 57,267
Cumbayá Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258
Delfín Manta Jocay 17,834
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Banco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar 18,549
Emelec Guayaquil George Capwell 40,020
Gualaceo Azogues Jorge Andrade Cantos 14,000
Guayaquil City Guayaquil Christian Benítez Betancourt 10,152
Independiente del Valle Quito Banco Guayaquil 12,000
LDU Quito Quito Rodrigo Paz Delgado 41,575
Macará Ambato Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica 16,467
Mushuc Runa Ambato COAC Mushuc Runa 8,200
Orense Machala 9 de Mayo 16,456
Técnico Universitario Ambato Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica 16,467
Universidad Católica Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258
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Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
9 de Octubre Spain David Dóniga Jasa Evolution Bridgestone
Aucas Venezuela César Farías Umbro BET593
Barcelona Argentina Fabián Bustos Marathon Pilsener
Cumbayá Ecuador Patricio Hurtado Lotto Geinco
Delfín Argentina Guillermo Duró Baldo's La Esquina de Ales
Deportivo Cuenca Argentina Gabriel Schürrer Lotto BET593
Banco del Austro
Chubb Seguros
Emelec Spain Ismael Rescalvo Adidas BET593
Gualaceo Ecuador Leonardo Vanegas Boman Banco del Austro
Municipalidad de Gualaceo
Guayaquil City Ecuador Pool Gavilánez Astro Betcris
Independiente del Valle Argentina Martín Anselmi Marathon Chery
Banco Guayaquil
LDU Quito Argentina Luis Zubeldía Puma Banco Pichincha
Macará Ecuador Marcelo Fleitas Boman BET593
Mushuc Runa Ecuador Geovanny Cumbicus Boman Cooperativa Mushuc Runa
Orense Ecuador Juan Carlos León Elohim Banco de Machala
IncarPalm
Técnico Universitario Colombia Juan Pablo Buch (caretaker) Boman Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Universidad Católica Argentina Miguel Rondelli Umbro Banco Pichincha
Fundación Crisfe
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
First stage
Cumbayá Paraguay Raúl Duarte Sacked 13 October 2021[6] Pre-season Ecuador Luis Espinel 19 October 2021[7]
Delfín Argentina Horacio Montemurro Mutual agreement 30 November 2021[8] Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti 7 December 2021[9]
Deportivo Cuenca Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti Signed by Delfín 7 December 2021[9] Argentina Gabriel Schürrer 17 December 2021[10]
Barcelona Argentina Fabián Bustos Signed by Santos 26 February 2022[11] 1st Argentina Jorge Célico[i] 26 February 2022[13]
LDU Quito Argentina Pablo Marini Resigned 5 April 2022[14] 4th Ecuador Édison Méndez[ii] 6 April 2022[15]
Aucas Venezuela Héctor Bidoglio Mutual agreement 17 April 2022[16] 9th Argentina Nelson Videla[ii] 18 April 2022[17]
Argentina Nelson Videla End of caretaker spell 25 April 2022 8th Venezuela César Farías 25 April 2022[18]
LDU Quito Ecuador Édison Méndez 28 April 2022[19] 2nd Argentina Luis Zubeldía 22 April 2022[19]
Técnico Universitario Colombia José Eugenio Hernández Mutual agreement 9 May 2022[20] 15th Argentina Juan Urquiza 9 May 2022[21]
Cumbayá Ecuador Luis Espinel 11 May 2022[22] 13th Ecuador Gerardo Sanmartín[ii] 12 May 2022
Ecuador Gerardo Sanmartín End of caretaker spell 20 May 2022 13th Ecuador Carlos Calderón 20 May 2022[23]
Second stage
Independiente del Valle Portugal Renato Paiva Signed by León 29 May 2022[24] Pre-tournament Argentina Martín Anselmi 30 May 2022[25]
Técnico Universitario Argentina Juan Urquiza Sacked 6 June 2022[26] Spain Iván Vázquez 6 June 2022[26]
Macará Ecuador Paúl Vélez 1 August 2022[27] 14th Ecuador Marcelo Fleitas 1 August 2022[27]
9 de Octubre Ecuador Juan Carlos León 2 August 2022[28] 10th Ecuador Silvano Estacio[iii] 2 August 2022[28]
Técnico Universitario Spain Iván Vázquez 9 August 2022[30] 16th Colombia Juan Pablo Buch[ii] 9 August 2022[31]
Orense Spain Andrés García Resigned 12 August 2022[32] 11th Ecuador Juan Carlos León 13 August 2022[33]
Delfín Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti 30 August 2022[34] 12th Argentina Guillermo Duró 31 August 2022[35]
9 de Octubre Ecuador Silvano Estacio Replaced 31 August 2022[36] 15th Spain David Dóniga 31 August 2022[36]
Barcelona Argentina Jorge Célico Mutual agreement 4 September 2022[37] 6th Argentina Fabián Bustos 5 September 2022[38]
Cumbayá Ecuador Carlos Calderón Sacked 6 September 2022[39] 13th Ecuador Patricio Hurtado 9 September 2022[40]
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Notes
  1. [i]
    Segundo Castillo was the caretaker manager for the second leg of the 2022 Copa Libertadores second stage.[12]
  2. [ii]
    Caretaker manager.
  3. [iii]
    Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 19 August 2022.[29]

First stage

The first stage began on 18 February and ended on 29 May 2022.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 15 9 3 3 24 11 +13 30 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Universidad Católica 15 9 2 4 31 17 +14 29
3 LDU Quito 15 9 2 4 26 22 +4 29
4 Independiente del Valle 15 8 3 4 16 12 +4 27
5 Aucas 15 7 5 3 23 17 +6 26
6 Emelec 15 6 5 4 23 15 +8 23
7 Delfín 15 6 4 5 16 18 −2 22
8 Deportivo Cuenca 15 5 6 4 12 14 −2 21
9 Gualaceo 15 6 2 7 18 23 −5 20
10 Mushuc Runa 15 5 4 6 19 21 −2 19
11 Guayaquil City 15 4 6 5 22 20 +2 18
12 Orense 15 4 6 5 14 13 +1 18
13 Macará 15 3 4 8 12 19 −7 13
14 Cumbayá 15 3 4 8 12 23 −11 13
15 Técnico Universitario 15 2 4 9 12 24 −12 10
16 9 de Octubre 15 1 6 8 15 26 −11 9
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Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.

Results

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Home \ Away 9OC AUC BSC CUM DEL CUE EME GUA GCY IDV LDQ MAC MUS ORE TEC CAT
9 de Octubre — — 1–3 — 0–1 — — 1–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 — — 0–4
Aucas 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 — — — — — 2–0 — — — 3–2
Barcelona — — — 4–0 — 1–1 1–1 0–1 — 2–0 — — — 2–0 1–0 —
Cumbayá 3–2 — — — — 0–1 1–1 — — 0–1 0–2 — — 1–1 2–0 —
Delfín — — 0–1 1–1 — 0–0 — 1–0 — 0–1 — 1–0 — 2–1 — —
Deportivo Cuenca 1–1 — — — — — 2–2 2–1 — — 2–0 — — 1–1 1–0 0–2
Emelec 2–1 1–0 — — 1–2 — — — 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 4–0 — — 0–1
Gualaceo — 1–4 — 0–1 — — 2–1 — 2–1 1–3 — 2–1 3–2 2–1 — —
Guayaquil City — 4–0 1–4 4–1 1–1 3–0[a] — — — — 2–2 — — — 0–1 —
Independiente del Valle — 1–0 — — — 2–0 0–1 — 0–0 — 1–0 — 0–1 1–1 — —
LDU Quito 2–0 4–4 2–0 — 3–2 — — 1–0 — — — 3–2 3–2 — — 2–1
Macará — — 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 — — 2–0 0–1 — — — 1–0 3–1 —
Mushuc Runa — 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 1–0 — — 2–0 — — 0–0 — — — 1–2
Orense 2–1 1–1 — — — — 2–0 — 0–1 — 3–0 — 0–0 — 0–0 1–0
Técnico Universitario 2–1 0–1 — — 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 — 2–3 1–2 — 1–3 — — —
Universidad Católica — — 1–2 1–0 4–2 — — 3–1 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 — — 4–1 —
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Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. [a]
    Match ended after 30 minutes of play and awarded to Guayaquil City by walkover due to the withdrawal of Deportivo Cuenca player Jhon Mero by injury, leaving the team below the minimum number of players required per tournament regulations (seven). The score at the time of suspension was 2–0.[41]

Second stage

The second stage began on 8 July and ended on 23 October 2022.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aucas 15 9 6 0 28 9 +19 33 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Independiente del Valle 15 9 2 4 20 16 +4 29
3 Universidad Católica 15 8 3 4 22 12 +10 27
4 LDU Quito 15 7 5 3 23 17 +6 26
5 Emelec 15 7 4 4 22 15 +7 25
6 Deportivo Cuenca 15 6 4 5 18 16 +2 22
7 Técnico Universitario 15 6 4 5 20 20 0 22
8 Barcelona 15 5 6 4 24 19 +5 21
9 Delfín 15 5 4 6 17 19 −2 19
10 Orense 15 4 6 5 16 17 −1 18
11 Cumbayá 15 4 6 5 15 16 −1 18
12 Guayaquil City 15 4 5 6 15 17 −2 17
13 Gualaceo 15 4 2 9 10 23 −13 14
14 Mushuc Runa 15 2 6 7 12 22 −10 12
15 Macará 15 2 5 8 17 28 −11 11
16 9 de Octubre 15 2 4 9 12 25 −13 10
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Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.

Results

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Home \ Away 9OC AUC BSC CUM DEL CUE EME GUA GCY IDV LDQ MAC MUS ORE TEC CAT
9 de Octubre — 1–2 — 0–1 — 1–0 0–3 — — — 2–2 — — 0–0 2–0 —
Aucas — — — — — — 1–1 3–0 2–1 5–0 1–1 — 0–0 2–0 5–2 —
Barcelona 2–2 0–2 — — 0–1 — — — 1–1 — 1–1 5–3 4–1 — — 0–0
Cumbayá — 0–0 1–1 — 2–1 — — 1–2 3–0 — — 1–0 1–1 — — 0–0
Delfín 3–1 0–0 — — — — 0–3 — 1–3 — 3–0 — 0–0 — 0–0 2–1
Deportivo Cuenca — 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 — — — 1–0 2–1 — 1–1 3–1 — — —
Emelec — — 1–3 1–0 — 3–1 — 2–1 — 2–3 — — — 0–0 3–1 —
Gualaceo 1–0 — 2–1 — 2–1 0–0 — — — — 0–1 — — — 0–3 0–1
Guayaquil City 1–1 — — — — — 0–0 1–0 — 0–1 — 0–0 4–1 1–1 — 2–0
Independiente del Valle 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 — — 2–0 — — — 1–0 — — 0–1 1–2
LDU Quito — — — 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 2–2 — — — 1–2 2–0 —
Macará 3–1 1–1 — — 1–2 — 1–3 1–1 — — 0–5 — 3–0 — — 1–3
Mushuc Runa 3–1 — — — — — 0–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–2 — — 1–1 0–0 —
Orense — — 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 — 4–1 — 1–2 — 1–1 — — — —
Técnico Universitario — — 0–2 3–3 — 1–0 — — 3–1 — — 3–1 — 2–0 — 1–1
Universidad Católica 3–0 1–2 — — — 0–2 2–0 — — — 4–0 — 2–1 2–0 — —
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Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

The finals (Third stage) were played by Barcelona (first stage winners) and Aucas (second stage winners). The winners of the double-legged series were crowned as Serie A champions and earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2023 Copa Libertadores, and the losers were the Serie A runners-up and earned the Ecuador 2 berth in the Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Aucas played the second leg at home.

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Barcelona0–1Aucas
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Referee: Augusto Aragón
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Aucas0–0Barcelona
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Referee: Luis Quiroz

Aucas won 1–0 on aggregate.

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aucas (C) 30 16 11 3 51 26 +25 59 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Universidad Católica 30 17 5 8 53 29 +24 56 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
3 Independiente del Valle 30 17 5 8 36 28 +8 56 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
4 LDU Quito 30 16 7 7 49 39 +10 55 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Barcelona 30 14 9 7 48 30 +18 51 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
6 Emelec 30 13 9 8 45 30 +15 48 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
7 Deportivo Cuenca 30 11 10 9 30 30 0 43
8 Delfín 30 11 8 11 33 37 −4 41
9 Orense 30 8 12 10 30 30 0 36
10 Guayaquil City 30 8 11 11 37 37 0 35
11 Gualaceo 30 10 4 16 28 46 −18 34
12 Técnico Universitario 30 8 8 14 32 44 −12 32
13 Mushuc Runa 30 7 10 13 31 43 −12 31
14 Cumbayá 30 7 10 13 27 39 −12 31
15 Macará (R) 30 5 9 16 29 47 −18 24 Relegation to Serie B
16 9 de Octubre (R) 30 3 10 17 27 51 −24 19
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Source: LigaPro
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Independiente del Valle qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.

Top scorers

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Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Francisco Fydriszewski Aucas 15
2 Argentina Tomás Molina LDU Quito 14
3 Panama Ismael Díaz Universidad Católica 13
4 Ecuador Gabriel Cortez Barcelona / 9 de Octubre 12
5 Ecuador Jhon Cifuente Delfín / Barcelona 11
Argentina Santiago Giordana Mushuc Runa
7 Ecuador Alexander Alvarado LDU Quito 10
Paraguay Leonardo Villagra Orense
Uruguay Joaquín Vergés Gualaceo / 9 de Octubre
10 Argentina Lucas Mancinelli Deportivo Cuenca 9
Colombia Cristian Martínez Borja Universidad Católica
Uruguay Sebastián Rodríguez Emelec
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Source: Ecuagol

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